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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Essex Lookup Requests => Essex => England => Essex Completed Lookup Requests => Topic started by: louisa maud on Tuesday 17 February 09 16:55 GMT (UK)
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Someone on this board has FEWELL in their surnames, GEORGE FEWELL looks as if he originated from Chignal, he is in Chelmsford workhouse circa 1900 and died 27/03/1901, he is listed in deaths for June qtr 1901 aged 60
this might help someone
Louisa Maud
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Hiya LM
thanx so much hunnie, any info on any Fewell is always appreciated
sorry havn't been about much have been busy with the Ancestry World Archives Project, which has become so damn addictive haha
Hope you are well mate
Kath xx
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Hi Kath
Whats the Ancestry World Archives Project if you dont mind me asking. It sounds fascinating!!
Lisa
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Hi Lisa
If you have a subcription to ancestry then log in and there should be a link about the project
basically you have to upload the AWAP software to your pc then you can transcribe all sorts of records for them. At the minute they have quite a few projects going on including Gretna Green marriages which is fascinating, and England newspaper index the rest are mostly american naturalisation indexes but very very interesting to say the least.(in fact there are 12 different projects going at the minute)
http://landing.ancestry.com/wap/learnmore.aspx
look here for more information.
Once you have transcribed so many records and have a very good percentage of correct transcribed records they will ask you to become an arbitrator, and then you get to check other peoples transcriptions and correct them if you feel they are incorrect, some of the records are extremely difficult but others are quite simple.
Kath xx
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Actually having just read some info apparantly anyone can participate in the A.W.A.P (my mistake, sorry)
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Thanks Kath - that sounds right up my street!
There is nothing i love more than spending hours going through records and working them out!
I'll check it out now.
Sorry to the other users for hijacking the thread temporarily!
Lisa
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No problems Lisa I am sure LM won't mind she's a lovely lady :)
Good luck and enjoy haha
I have arbitrated 2302 incorrect records in 4 days, thats as well as keying 2220 records myself in the last week, so it's very addictive
Kath x
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Hi Kath
Pleased to see you on the board again, was worried about your absence.
I have never heard of the project you are on before,
Hope George Fewell was of some interest, it might help someone, I really found the workhouse ledgers interesting but very sad.
I hope to get back to the ERO again soon, not on a Monday as it sounded as if it was standing room only
Take care
LM